Administrative offset — the withholding of money due and payable by the Postal Service or the United States to an individual, or held by the Postal Service or the United States on behalf of an individual, to satisfy a debt owed the United States by that person, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(1).

Debt — an amount of money, funds, or property that has been determined by an agency official to be due to the United States from any person, organization, or entity (except another federal agency), including an amount of money, funds, or property owed by a person to a state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Former employee — an individual whose employment with the Postal Service has ceased; an employee is considered formally separated from the Postal Service rolls as of close of business on the effective date of his or her separation.